Iraq’s parliament is moving forward an amendment to the country’s Personal Status Law that would allow ... Without a civil marriage certificate, ... For example, under the Jaafari school ...

Iraq is poised to slash the legal age of consent from 18 to to nine, ... For example, hospitals can refuse women admitted for childbirth without a marriage certificate.

Iraqi law currently sets 18 as the minimum age of marriage in most cases, but the changes passed Tuesday would let clerics rule according to their interpretation of Islamic law.

Iraq’s parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the country’s personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage.

Amnesty International on Thursday called for Iraqi lawmakers to drop proposed amendments to the Personal Status Law in Iraq, which codifies the rules of marriage and family matters in the country. The ...

The 40-page report, “‘My Marriage was Mistake after Mistake’: The Impact of Unregistered Marriages on Women’s and Children’s Rights in Iraq,” documents the impacts of unregistered ...

IRAQ has effectively legalised child marriage, with girls as young as nine being able to marry after amendments to decades old laws. The change on Tuesday has increased the interpretation of Islami… ...

Iraq passes bill that critics say legalises child marriage. Activists argue the new laws will erode safeguards for women.

Iraq is on the verge of passing a new law that would permit men to marry young girls, by lowering the legal age of consent from 18 to 9, as per a recent report.